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AVERAGE EARNINGS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- average earnings
1, record 1, English, average%20earnings
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rémunération moyenne
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9ration%20moyenne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9ration%20moyenne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Employment Benefits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- average earnings
1, record 2, English, average%20earnings
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- average income 2, record 2, English, average%20income
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a career average earnings plan can produce quite inadequate pension if the pension is entered upon at the end of a period of sharp inflation when final earnings have been adjusted to the cost of living, but the pension is based on average earnings over a lifetime. 3, record 2, English, - average%20earnings
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Avantages sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gains moyens
1, record 2, French, gains%20moyens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- revenu moyen 2, record 2, French, revenu%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
- moyenne des gains 3, record 2, French, moyenne%20des%20gains
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
gains moyens normaux : Moyenne des gains reçus par les travailleurs qui (...) sont rémunérés à la pièce ou selon un autre mode de rémunération au rendement. 4, record 2, French, - gains%20moyens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains documents de l'administration publique, on utilise «moyenne des gains» pour «gains moyens». Toutefois ces deux termes ne peuvent être considérés comme des synonymes parce que le gain moyen est le résultat du calcul de la moyenne des gains. 5, record 2, French, - gains%20moyens
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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